Northern & Southern colonies were close to each other‚ they held many similarities and differences. America was a place of dreams until immigrants began sailing to its’ shores. An influx of immigrants came to America in the 17th century were English‚ but there were also Dutch‚ Swedes and Germans in the middle region‚ a few French Huguenots in South Carolina and elsewhere‚ slaves from Africa‚ mainly in the South‚ and a scattering of Spaniards‚ Italians and Portuguese all through the colonies. They had
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The Role of Women During the ‘30’s The 1930s were dominated by one of America’s greatest economic crises and during this time millions of Americans suffered. Unemployment was common‚ seniors lost their life savings when banks collapsed‚ schools shut down and children went uneducated. During this time‚ women’s roles were mostly as homemaker and in the workplace remained traditional. Women were viewed as caretakers of the home‚ or working jobs such as nurses and teachers. Only 24.3 percent
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By 1700‚ the New England and Chesapeake region evolved into two distinct colonies although both were settled by people of the English origin. One of the major distinctions between the two colonies is the populations of the two regions were settled by different people. New England and Chesapeake also had different reasons for settlement in these areas. Another cause for the development in the two societies was the difference of the way of life. New England and Chesapeake formed into two distinct societies
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in 19th century Victoria England was a far cry from 20th century England today. Throughout the 19th century Victorian England period men and women’s part in Victorian England society was marginal split to a huge divide‚ one of the biggest splits in society to probably ever happen until the forthcoming future. Before the sharp divide in society it was very familiar for men and women to work one on one with each other in the same place of work‚ this would normally be a family business. Women would work
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During the 1610‚ the New England and Chesapeake region were both settled largely by people of English origin‚ but by 1700 the regions developed into two distinct societies. The distinctions of development arose due to differences in economy and political structure. The economy and political structure of New England and Chesapeake differed based on the geography‚ needs and the different values or purposes that the regions served‚ causing two distinct societies to emerge by 1700. In terms
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BATTLE OF THE SEXES Long gone are the days when women were expected to stay at home and play “housewife”‚ cooking‚ cleaning‚ and making sure the kids got off to school‚ while their husbands worked a 9 to 5 in order to make ends meet. Today‚ women are no longer viewed as weak and incapable. A “superwoman” is the new woman. Men as the “breadwinners” have been replaced by “Ms. Independent.” The traditional male role has diminished as women fulfill bigger roles in society and exceed the expectations of their
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The Southern Colonies and their Social Groups To the immigrants‚ the colonization of the south was a chance to have religious freedom‚ to find gold and to have good trade. For some it was a getaway from the debt that they had collected over the years as well for the poor. The south was established in the year of 1607 by Virginia. It was soon followed by Maryland‚ the Carolinas and Georgia. From these opportunities‚ three social groups were created. These were the Great Planters‚ Yeoman farmers
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the year 1606‚ King James I of England issued a charter which authorized overlapping grants of land in the New World to two separate joint-stock companies‚ the Virginia Company of Plymouth and the Virginia Company of London. This simple act of authorizing colonization led to the establishment of thirteen English colonies‚ with the first settlement called Jamestown‚ located in Virginia. While slowly attaining an identity that was distinctly American‚ these colonies developed into three easily identifiable
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The women of southern plantations are something that not many write about. There is a critical lack of information and books about them‚ which makes writing about her a difficult task. Many southern women are mentioned in many books only as part of the males. “It was not until the early 1970’s‚ with the advent of the women’s movement‚ that a book written by a Southern woman about Southern women was recognized as being of scholarly significance…” The wealthy white women of the south spent most
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things that almost wiped out the whole settlement. There were three main causes of death; disease‚ starvation/dehydration‚ and attacks. Most of the available water supply was brackish and contaminated by the settlers themselves. The American land was new to the settlers‚ and gave them a harder time with unskilled workers. Obviously‚ there would be Indians (most likely were Jamestown is located because it is nearing water) crossing paths. I think that they thought too confidently about the conditions
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